{"id":293688,"date":"2023-09-23T19:35:04","date_gmt":"2023-09-23T19:35:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sportstons.com\/?p=293688"},"modified":"2023-09-23T19:35:04","modified_gmt":"2023-09-23T19:35:04","slug":"barcelona-3-2-celta-vigo-catalans-stage-stunning-late-fight-back","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sportstons.com\/soccer\/barcelona-3-2-celta-vigo-catalans-stage-stunning-late-fight-back\/","title":{"rendered":"Barcelona 3-2 Celta Vigo: Catalans stage stunning late fight back"},"content":{"rendered":"<h1>Barcelona 3-2 Celta Vigo: Catalans stage stunning late fight back as Joao Cancelo and Robert Lewandowski strike to overturn two goal deficit<\/h1>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Barcelona trailed Celta Vigo 2-0 heading into the final minutes of the match<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Robert Lewandowski scored twice before Joao Cancelo&#8217;s late winning goal<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Mail Sport&#8217;s new WhatsApp Channel: Get the breaking news and exclusives here\u00a0<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>\u00a0Rafa Benitez was denied a famous win over Barcelona as Celta Vigo blew a two-goal lead to lose 3-2 at the Olympic Stadium.<\/p>\n<p>On loan Manchester City defender Joao Cancelo was the last gasp hero setting up Robert Lewandowski for the second and then scoring the winning third goal on 89 minutes.<\/p>\n<p>\u2018I didn\u2019t play well today,\u2019 he said after the win. \u2018There were a lot of errors that I don\u2019t usually make but you have to stay focused and in the end I was able to help us win the game.\u2019<\/p>\n<p>Celta Vigo stunned the 44,000 inside Barcelona\u2019s temporary home when they took a first half lead through Jorge Strand Larssen and at one point at the start of the second half they managed four shots to Barcelona\u2019s one.<\/p>\n<p>Xavi brought on 16-year-old Lamine Yamal and Ronald Araujo at half time but it made little difference as Greek forward Anastasios Douvikas made it 2-0 after being set up by Iago Aspas.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/09\/23\/19\/75765507-0-image-a-15_1695494339129.jpg\" height=\"423\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>Joao Cancelo scored a late winner for Barcelona as the hosts earned a 3-2 win over Celta Vigo<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/09\/23\/19\/75765501-0-image-a-16_1695494344497.jpg\" height=\"423\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>The on-loan defender struck in the 89th minute as the hosts overturned a two goal deficit<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/09\/23\/19\/75765531-0-image-a-17_1695494377203.jpg\" height=\"426\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>Robert Lewandowski scored twice in four minutes as Barcelona battled back in closing stages<\/p>\n<p>But the brilliant Aspas was tiring and had to go off with 10 minutes left \u2013 Celta collapsed shortly afterwards.<\/p>\n<p>Joao Felix clipped a delightful pass through to Lewandowski and he clipped an equally delightful finish over Villar to make it 2-1.<\/p>\n<p>Cancelo then ran in behind Celta\u2019s defence to tee-up Lewandowski for his second of the game and the equalizer and it was now clear there was only going to be one winner.<\/p>\n<p>There were seven minutes added on but Barcelona did not need them as, with 60 seconds left, Cancelo ghosted into the area unmarked from Gavi\u2019s pass to score.<\/p>\n<p>The result sends Barcelona top ahead of Sunday\u2019s Madrid derby and full of confidence having seen how Cancelo and Felix have both started so well.<\/p>\n<p>The result leaves Benitez\u2019 side hovering above the drop zone. There were so many positives to take from the game but ultimate no points.<\/p>\n<p>Oscar Mingueza who had a late chance to level said: \u2018We cannot be 2-0 up in games and then end up with nothing.\u2019<\/p>\n<h3>IT&#8217;S ALL KICKING OFF!\u00a0<\/h3>\n<p><span><span>It&#8217;s All Kicking Off is an exciting new podcast from Mail Sport that promises a different take on Premier League football.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span><span>It is available on MailOnline, Mail+, YouTube, Apple Music and Spotify.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p>Your browser does not support iframes.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/i\/pix\/2017\/08\/02\/636x90_facebook_ad_sport.png\" width=\"636\" height=\"90\"><br \/>\nSource: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailymail.co.uk\/sport\/football\/article-12553195\/Barcelona-3-2-Celta-Vigo-Joao-Cancelo-Robert-Lewandowski.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Read Full Article<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Barcelona 3-2 Celta Vigo: Catalans stage stunning late fight back as Joao Cancelo and Robert Lewandowski strike to overturn two <span class=\"more-text\">&hellip;<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":293687,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[19],"tags":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v21.8 - 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